Meaning

Primary

Well

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A well door is just a well. It's the door that goes into the well hole, making it a well.

Reading

いど
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This kanji uses the kun'yomi readings for each kanji, for some reason. You learned the kun'yomi reading for both of these kanji as their primary readings already, just watch out for getting rendaku'd so it becomes instead of .

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 井戸に落とす

    to drop something into the well

    井戸に入る

    to go into the well

    井戸に落ちる

    to fall into the well

Context Sentences

あそこに井戸があるよ。

There's a well over there.

井戸に入ってはいけないよ。

You must not go into the well.

え、今、井戸から声がしなかった?

Wait, didn't you just hear a voice coming from the well?

この井戸の水は飲み水ではありません。

The water from this well is not drinking water.

よくひえた井戸水を飲むと、つめたいアイスクリームを食べた時のように頭がキーンといたみました。

When I drank cold water from the well, I got brain freeze like when I ate cold ice cream.

Kanji Composition